A trailer full of hay has caught fire in a field next to the A59. Firefighters from stations in York and Acomb are currently at the scene in a field between Poppleton and Green Hammerton, after the fire broke out at 4.45pm today. The blaze
BREATHTAKING speed and a brilliant ride from jockey Richard Hughes helped Sole Power (11-4 fav) grab a memorable Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes double at York Racecourse.Four years ago, he was considered a 100-1 fluke in Knavesmire’s premier sprint at
GCSE results for 2014 E Alexander (8), R Alexander (10), L Appleyard (11), S Backhouse (12), J Baker (11), C Barker (12), M Barrass (6), N Beanland (8), L Beattie (14), J Beavers (12), A Bettley (9), P Blomfield (13), S Bradley (12), J Brolly (
GCSE results for 2014 J Aconley (9), B Allan (8), J Allanson (12), B Anderson (9), E Atkinson (8), C Bailey (9), A Baines (8), J Barber (8), Barham (10), D Batty (12), R Batty (11), K Beal (8), M Beales (9), M Bewlay (9), T Billington (9), K Binns
GCSE results for 2014 M Ambler (11), K Armstrong (11), V Black (10), K Boddy (10), A Browne (10), N Bryan (10), K Chan (8), Z Chen (8), F Delamere (10), E Dook (10), M Dupley (9), P Gladstone (10), M Grierson (10), I Guyler (10), A Harmer (8),
GCSE results for 2014 R Acaster (10), L Allis (11), G Anderson (14), K Appleby (13), D Armitage (7), M Askins (11), G Atkinson (5), K Baines (13), A Baird (14), E Ball (10), T Barfoot (10), O Baron (12), R Barrett (13), E Batters (11), J Bayley
PATIENCE propelled Pale Mimosa (2-1 fav) and jockey Pat Smullen to Weatherbys Hamilton Insurance Lonsdale Cup glory at York Racecourse’s Welcome To Yorkshire Ebor Festival. The five-year-old, a winner of the Galtres Stakes at the Ebor Festival
GCSE results for 2014 G Abbey (10), E Adcock (10), B Andrews (10), M Antrum (10), I Bartlett (10), L Battles (10), D Belenkaya (10), C Bellingall (10), J Benaddi (10), D Bird (10), K Bloor (10), S Booth (10), C Bower (10), B Bradley (10), C Brennan
GCSE results for 2014 H Aksamit-Hollingworth (11), E Alderson (10), J Almeda (8), L Amann (9), B Anderson (9), O Annetts (11), S Armstrong (7), M Asistol (9), J Atkinson (11), K Atkinson (11), M Banks (9), R Barker (11), L Battersby (11), J Baulk
GCSE results for 2014 L Ambler (11), E Atkinson (10), J Aylesbury (11), A Bastow (10), J Beagrie (12), J Beaumont (11), B Betteridge (10), P Blake (10), E Bogg (8), V Bray (10), A Brough (8), J Bryan (10), M Bryan (9), R Burden (10), C Colman (
GCSE results for 2014 G Adair (11), T Adams (9), C Aldred (9), A Allan (9), W Allen (8), R Amos (11), L Appleton (10), S Appleyard (7), J Ascough (8), L Atkinson (10), N Ballance (6), R Barker (9), J Barnsley (6), J Barr (9), A Barrett (11), C
GCSE results for 2014 J Angeles (2), M Angeles (2), B Atkinson-Wilde (1), J Aziz (1), C Baker (1), M Barnard (1), S Beanland (1), A Begum (1), N Bland (1), J Bland (1), L Blythe (1), A Botez (1), L Bradley (1), J Brayshaw (1), K Briggs (1), H Bulmer
GCSE results for 2014 B Abel (11), M Aikman (9), L Anderson (12), W Andrew (9), J Andrews (10), B Archer (12), E Armstrong (10), A Ashton (10), J Atherley (13), S Atkinson (10), J Baker (12), L Bakes (10), L Bartlem (11), S Bartlem (10), D Bates
GCSE results for 2014 O Adeyinka-Oni (9), S Almeida Ferreiro (9), S Apthorp (9), S Bodsworth (8), E Brownlow (8), M Budgen-Morriberon (10), R Carnell (9), A Chapman (9), L Chapman (9), H Cheung (10), C Chow (10), Y Chu (11), WH Chung (10), WS Chung
GCSE results for 2014 H Addyman (10), O Banks (10), C Barkworth (9), D Barnes (10), A Baxter (9), A Bean (10), P Bell (10), M Besford (10), L Bijster (9), D Brown (10), W Bulmer (10), S Bunce (10), C Cheng (10), J Conner (10), A Crowther (10),
GCSE results for 2014 S Atkinson (10+1SC), C Austin ( 8+1SC), R Bailey (9+1SC), C Baines (7+1SC), I Barnes (7+1SC), A Barratt (9+1SC), C Barratt (9+1SC), J Barrett (8+1SC), L Bates (10+1SC), E Beal (7+1SC), C Bean (9+1SC), R Bell (8+1SC), J Biggs
GCSE results for 2014 J Ahmed (10), N Aldous (9), R Allen (13), N Askew (12), G Atkinson (8+2SC), V Atkinson (9), M Banda (10+1SC), M Barker (8+2SC), J Bateson (11), F Bell (10+1SC), K Bell(10+1SC), N Blacker (7+2SC), H Blanchard (10+1SC), C Bonner
GCSE results for 2014 B Abbey (12), N Andrews (11), T Armes (11), M Barber (11), H Barnett (10), N Barton (9), M Bell (12), N Benson (12), T Benson (11), G Bolton (12), M Bond (1), A Booth (8), C Bough (10), J Bradley (12), A Bramwell (11), T Brett
GCSE results for 2014 A Abrahams (11), J Anderson (11), Z Annis (8), E Armstrong (11), J Barkworth (5), L Batty (10), J Berriman (7), E Biles (11), L Brown (11), M Bulmer (10), D Burlikowski (6), S Caine (8), J Camps (10), E Chadwick (6), M Chambers
GCSE results for 2014 M Abbott (10), E Allanson (10), G Appleton (10), J Atkinson (10), A Baker (11), N Bates (10), M Bedford (11), J Bell (10), O Blades (9), E Blunt (9), L Boak (10), J Bowes (9), E Boxall (8), J Boyes (8), K Boyes (9), C Bradley
GCSE results for 2014 J Addison (5), R Ainsley (9+2SC), K Alderson (12+1SC), F Allison (10+2SC), K Almond (12+3SC), C Amey (11+4SC), Z Arabo (12+2SC), G Ashworth (11+3SC), C Askin (10+2SC), S Aspinall (11+4SC), S Backhouse (10+3SC), F Bakes (11
GCSE results for 2014 L Adamson (11), R Agg (12), J Anderson (12), E Appleyard (11), J Astbury (11), L Atkin (12), S Bardy (10), C Barrett (7), C Bell (10), N Bell (12), A Bellwood (10), J Bellwood (11), T Benson (10), J Berry (10), D Bialochleb
GCSE results for 2014 L Abbey (6), L Acomb (10+1SC), C Adams (10+1SC), E Airey (10+1SC), A Albanyan (10+1SC), J Allsopp (11+1SC), A Anderson (10+1SC), G Anderson (11+1SC), E Andrews (13+1SC), H Armitage (10+1SC), B Ashton (10+1SC), O Avery (10+
GCSE results for 2014 P Assawachaiporn (8), H Beckett (11), J Broughton (9), A Brown (10), A Brown (5), C Cavill (10), SY Chan (10), YL Chan (10), YY Chau (9), M Clay (9), A Dudkina (8), M Farrington (9), H Gill (10), A Goncharova (8), F Higgins
GCSE results for 2014 M Adams (11), D Addison (11), J Addison (11), C Addyman (10), H Atkins (12), J Atkinson (10), H Auty (11), D Bailey (7), R Bardin (11), A Barral (9), L Bealing (11), M Beeley (11), L Beesley (9), J Benson (11), J Bone (11)
GCSE results for 2014 L Alcantara Indrusiak (13+1SC), K Allemby (10+1SC), T Ames (11+1SC), T Andrew (11+1SC), C Anson (10), G Arksey (11), F Aveyard (12), L Avrutin (13+1SC), E Bailey (14), L Barker (11), E Barrie (9+1SC), E Batters (15), A Benson
GCSE results for 2014 A Acaster (7), S Adlington (1), L Allan (9 + 1SC), O Anderson (11), J Andrews (7), A Anson (9 + 1SC), R Antrobus (11), A Baker (9 + 1SC), H Barker (11), T Barker (11), R Bartlett (7), R Bell (9), N Berg (9 + 1SC), S Beswick
GCSE results for 2014 J Baldock (10) D Brogan (10), S Burtenshaw (8), J Cannon (8), J Chambers (10), D Coe (9), P Cooper (10), S Cussans (8), T Douglas (8), L Foster (10), C Frary (10), J Hadden (9), J Harrington (10), C Hodgkinson (10), C Hughes
GCSE results for 2014 J Altmann (11), T Atherton (10), S Brooks (11), H Campbell (10), D Chan (10), E Charles-Wilson (10), I Clark (10), M Cole (10), G Collins (10), R Cowl (10), D Cox (10), C Davidson (12), T Djalili (6), D Drumm (10), N Dyson
GCSE results for 2014 Ashville College E Abbott (11), J Adams (7+1SC), J Alldridge (7+1SC), E Appleby (12), A Banerjee (10), P Behmann (4), A Best (9), B Bond (10), E Brewins (9), A Brown (10), Jake Brown (11), James Brown (10), S Brown (8), L
GCSE results for 2014 Archbishop Holgate’s School N Allenby (5+1SC), G Atkinson (11), G Baigrie (10), T Barnicle (10), L Bell (9), T Bell (10), J Bickerstaffe (9), E Birks (12), C Boardman (6+1SC), J Boughton (11), J Broderick-Gray (10), T Brotton
GCSE results for 2014 J O Ainscough (10), H Andre (10), F Andrews (10), A Baker (9), T Barran (10), J E L Baxter (11), B Beale (11), A Bedier (11), L Bidie (11), H Boydell (11), D Brenninkmeijer (11), E Brenninkmeijer (11), B Brown (10+1SC), H
GCSE results for 2014. All Saints RC School A Addyman (9), M Arnold (9), S Ashdown (12), D Ashford (9), W Aktin (9), M Atwell (9), L Bach (8), J Barker (9), M Behan (10), J Bell (9), A Bellamy (3), T Belt (9), L Bentall (10), C Blair (7), A Bloor
A FLOOR retailer has attributed the year on year growth the business has enjoyed since its formation in 2008 to "honest and genuine quality customer service". Style Flooring of York, in Heworth, which is vying to be crowned Retailer of the Year
NORTH Yorkshire power station Drax says its commitment to reducing environmental impact goes beyond its £700 million conversion project from coal to biomass. As the UK's largest power station, Selby-based Drax meets between seven and eight per
HOSTING 240 events has seen York Conferences welcome more than 19,000 delegates to the city in the last year. York Conferences, which is hoping to be crowned Tourism and Hospitality Business of the Year, is a subsidiary company of the University
AFTER winning the Science and Technology Award in 2011 Purenet is back hoping to take 2014's technology title after three years for further growth/ PureNet is a York-based eCommerce specialist and a significant employer in the technology community
LONG-established hostelry The White Swan in Wighill has recently been revitalised with its takeover by a couple with a vision to resurrect it as a traditional English pub. Wesley and Emma Chamberlain are on a mission to offer good value, seasonal
A BUTCHERS which dates back more than 40 years in York and started out as a husband and wife operation is now being run by three generations of the founding family. M&K Butchers was established by Phillip and Linda Kneafsey in 1970 after Mr
York graduate Jack Ibbetson has just set out on an epic 1,200-mile sponsored walk from Land’s End to John O’Groats to raise money for a York charity. He spoke by mobile phone to STEPHEN LEWIS. THE entry in Jack Ibbetson’s diary for August 9, 2014
SADIE Jemmett was to have played the Galtres Parklands Festival at Duncombe Park today. Instead, the London country-blues singer, songwriter and single mum with the North Yorkshire past will perform there on Sunday evening. Sadie, who was brought
SOME local schools did very well when the GCSE results were announced yesterday. Others saw results in some subjects affected by a move away from coursework. Final exams now count for more. At York High School, head teacher David Ellis blamed
I ONCE read a book about painting seascapes. Goodness knows why I picked it out of the bookshelves — it must have been a very rainy Saturday in the days before internet and entertainment on tap 24 hours a day. But it turned out to be a winner.
TODAY, The Press reveals for the first time a series of secret internal reports from City of York Council. Some identify worrying issues to do with internal security risks and the failings in adult social care, already a cause for concern in York.
LESS than a month ago, the first case of the deadly MRSA bug was recorded in a UK pig. MRSA is a super-bug resistant to all antibiotics. It poses a significant risk to humans and was listed on the death certificates of 292 people in England
FURTHER to your article and accompanying photograph covering the driving lesson which went drastically wrong (The Press, August 18) which stated that a police officer tweeted the picture and comment. Given the recent and ongoing developments concerning
AM I the only who that keeps getting, either hit in the face or actually knocked off my feet by rucksacks (the big ones) inside cafés and public houses? Would it not be better to take them off in these places so the rest of us can remain standing
I LOVED your old photographs of Fulford Show(The Press, August 19). It reminded me of when my friend Joan Carrigan as she was then and myself (Anne Fake) joined the Royal Observer Corps, at the Fulford Show – must have been all of 47 years ago, just
SO THE council has decided at long last (after many meetings) to refund all the people who were fined for crossing Lendal Bridge during the ridiculous closure – but only if people send in a request to the council. Why doesn’t the council just automatically
AT THE beginning of July, I emailed First Bus Group in York regarding the noisy engines on their fleet of Volvos. I did this at the request of other local residents who had also written but received no reply. Nor have I so far, but anyone doing
I READ with some disappointment your article proclaiming victory for Bicis y Mas in their licensing battle. (The Press, August 12). For the record, in order to operate the type business as presented to the licensing hearing by Mr Thackray he requires
I WANT to draw attention to the plight of many disabled people in Yorkshire who face the misery of living in Victorian conditions. Leonard Cheshire Disability has recently found that thousands of people across the country are being forced to wash
CITY of York Council donated £125,000 to an arts barge, so could I ask Cllr James Alexander to request the council gives £35,000 towards York Rescue Boat, which would help save lives. I would also like to ask all publicans to make a donation as
THERE have been numerous letters about litter and I agree that it is a problem. The discarded bottles, cans and takeaway food cartons can be picked up by people, but the most prolific litterer is Mother Nature, who spreads her droppings far and
HAVING read a letter about the smaller Thomson Local in The Press of August 19, I was keen to have a look at the one that came through the door last night. I agree it has got much smaller, but the bigger issue was that it was for Scarborough and
THE National Lottery has become a national disgrace. In last Wednesday’s draw, they had the audacity to pay people with four winning numbers, less those with three winning numbers. Camelot are getting their comeuppance for raising the price of
THE revelation that Dr Mark Hayes had to abstain himself from a crucial vote of the Vale of York NHS Clinical Commissioning Group regarding IVF is hugely troubling news for everyone in York. Dr Hayes has chosen to stand as a Parliamentary candidate
I WAS saddened by the death of Wendy Horsley (Notice in the Press of August 18). For very many years she made an outstanding contribution towards York Bridge Club’s success. She was not only a fine player but a splendid ambassador, being a courteous
I AGREE with previous correspondents about the changes made to BBC Radio York’s coverage of York City football matches. Unlike the others, I had a response to an email I sent to the new managing editor at BBC Radio York. He responded swiftly
WES FLETCHER feels he can forge a potent partnership with summer signing Jake Hyde if the duo line up together in York City's attack. The strikers have yet to play on the same pitch together with Fletcher, on his return from a medial knee ligament
100 years ago A war contribution of eight million sterling had been imposed by Germany upon the city of Brussels. The total population of Brussels, with its extensive suburbs, was 720,347, so that the contribution imposed by the Germans amounted
GOALS, goals and more goals – that’s the mantra from Tadcaster Albion as they look to strike for the top. The Northern Counties East League premier division title hopefuls got their season up and running this past week after battering Barnoldswick
YORKSHIRE rounded off their Royal London One-Day Cup group campaign in style last night against Hampshire to set up a home quarter-final against Durham next week. With his best ever bowling figures in List 'A' cricket, Adil Rashid was the Vikings
IT'S York's ultimate speed test this afternoon - the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes. Five furlongs in around 57 seconds. Blink and you'll miss it. David Griffiths won't miss it. He'll have his eyes firmly focused on the shining star of his 20-horse
HOPE will swing eternal at York Cricket Club as the bid to cling on to a title they have held for more than seven years gathers telling momentum. The defeat last week to the Yorkshire Academy meant York’s record-breaking defence of their Solly
THE short and the long of it proved eventful for York-born golf ace Simon Dyson. His first round at the D+D Real Czech Masters tournament lurched in topsy-turvy nature at the Albatross golf resort near Prague. Opening on the tenth hole, Dyson
SIR HENRY CECIL is to be permanently remembered at York Racecourse with a set of wrought iron gates. The memorial will stand close to the track’s owners and trainers entrance from the start of next season and will carry his initials, HRAC, as well
BY TONY KELLY Deputy sports editor MODERN-DAY martial arts gladiators will take to York's version of the Coliseum tomorrow. The Energise Centre in York is the venue for Coliseum II, the second such promotion organised by world masters champion
STRENSALL Striders Running Club are on the lookout for new members. The York club, set up in December 2013, caters for all abilities and boasts around a dozen members, offering a weekly social training session. Head coach Kathryn Lazenby provides
LEADING ante-post fancy Mighty Yar has scraped into the field for tomorrow’s Betfred Ebor at York and will be ridden by Frankie Dettori. Trained by Lady Cecil, who is bidding for back-to-back wins in the famous handicap after the success of Tiger
NIGEL CROWL came out on top in the Shepherds Angling Club match on Marley’s pool at the York & District Amalgamation of Anglers’ Laybourne Lakes complex near Hessay. The fish were not feeding well until late in the afternoon when Crowl managed
WHEN Sarah Morley was born three months premature, GCSEs were the last thing on her parents' minds. Weighing just 1 lb 10oz, or 758 grams, the tiny York baby was involved in a fight for her life at York Hospital's special care baby unit. There
A MIXED picture of GCSE exam performance emerged from schools and colleges across York, North and East Yorkshire on results day. At York schools, provisional indicators showed that 64 per cent pupils achieved five or more A*-C grades including
A WET and windy Ladies Day didn't stop the fashionistas of Yorkshire from showing their colours at the Knavesmire. Racegoers turned out in force for the highlight of York Racecourse's season, and besides the racetrack action there was fierce competition
TWO brothers are being questioned on suspicion of affray following a 'domestic altercation' on the A1079 near York. Armed police were called out last night following reports of two men being involved in a fight, which possibly involved a weapon
A GOOD landlord award scheme is being set up by the University of York, York St John University and other higher education institutions to recognise and celebrate student ‘landlordship’ across the city. Organisers say student landlords and letting
A MAN who abused two young girls over a seven-year period has been jailed for 18 years. Wayne O’Donnell, 55, of Pinfold Avenue, Sherburn-in-Elmet, was sentenced at Teesside Crown Court for four counts of rape, four counts of sexual assault, seven
Below are the 26 internal reports, covering topics from routine school audits to reviews of services for vulnerable older people, health and safety, and information security, and even the sale of scrap metal from Hazel Court recycling centre. Downloads
SECRET reports released this week have revealed concerns about social care, information security, health and safety and budget savings at City of York Council. The Press has obtained 26 internal reports previously not made public, and council bosses
A BOUNDARY row is growing up between East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) and its neighbours in Hull City Council. The city council has set up a commission of inquiry to look at the possibility of extending its boundaries over 12 current East Riding
FUNDS will be collected for two Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) branches at a Northallerton supermarket this weekend to mark the charity’s 75th anniversary. Volunteers from Hambleton and Richmondshire CAB will be collecting at Sainsbury’s tomorrow.
Young people in Yorkshire are being encouraged to ‘Get In, Go Far’ by choosing an apprenticeship. The Government has launched a campaign, which coincides with the introduction of 40 new apprenticeships in sectors including engineering, hospitality
OVERSEAS holiday visits to Yorkshire rose by 37.7 per cent last summer. Yorkshire welcomed 168,000 holiday visits during the months of July, August and September last summer - a faster rate of growth than summer holiday visits to London. Overall
A PENGUIN chick with a bad case of splayed legs is back on his feet, thanks to his own wardrobe of special designer trousers. Staff at Scarborough's Sea Life Centre discovered the problem when the chick was just three weeks old, and quickly realised
PUPILS at a Selby primary school took a walk on the wild side. Almost 130 children at Barlby Bridge Primary School on Thomas Street were treated to two days of interactive wildlife, environment and safety workshops from Kier Group environment manager
A RECOVERING heart attack patient is urging others to join her on a charity bike ride to raise funds for pioneering heart failure research. Anne Dixon, from Poppleton, is a passionate supporter of the annual Heart of York Bike Ride which is on
A voluntary group aiming to help its members become resilient to poverty has teamed up with York Foodbank to raise awareness of problems in the city. York in Transition has organised a picnic, to be held near Millennium Bridge in York, on September
WELL-KNOWN children’s TV presenters Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes have been filming in York. The CBBC presenters have this week filmed around several venues and locations in the city – including Clifford’s Tower and Poppleton Garden Centre – for the
A MUM from York who nearly died before she was given a life-saving heart transplant has triumphed in the British Heart Transplant Games. Wendy Lingham, 35, from Clifton, was given only weeks to live and had even begun to plan for her own funeral
A tree which has a special place in your heart can now be shared with the rest of the country. The Woodland Trust is appealing for people to nominate their favourite into the Tree of the Year competition. The charity believes the nation has
PLANS to transform a York community centre and its garden into a hub for residents in the area are to go on display next month. Volunteers who run Foxwood Community Centre are putting on a three day event to tell people in the area how they hope
AN ACTING school with classes across North Yorkshire has been nominated for a national award and now needs public votes to help it win. Yorkshire Academy of Film and Television Acting (YAFTA) is on the shortlist for a What’s On 4 Me Award.
A FESTIVAL of music, dance and arts is celebrating its 10th birthday this weekend with a line-up of major artists. To help highlight the family-friendly Galtres Parklands Festival which returns to Duncombe Park, Helmsley, today and runs until Sunday
EAST Riding of Yorkshire Council is expanding its use of social media to engage with residents and support the services it delivers. The council already uses Facebook and Twitter to engage with residents, providing real-time information, updates
YORK resident Nellie Nacey has celebrated her 100th birthday. The great-grandmother received a card from the Queen at home in Woolnough House yesterday where she was visited by family and friends to mark her landmark birthday. Kathleen, her
EMPTY offices above shops on Micklegate could be converted into flats under plans submitted to City of York Council. The scheme would see three new homes created at numbers 31 and 37 Micklegate, replacing disused office space above a bridal shop
VOLUNTEERS at Holgate Windmill are inviting people to visit next month to see the mill in operation at one of two open weekends. Windy autumn weather will hopefully mean the windmill’s sails will turn in September and the latest delivery of grain
A petrol station which has stood empty for eight years is set to be demolished. Plans to level the site on Commercial Street, Tadcaster, have been submitted to Selby District Council, and will be considered in the coming weeks. It is proposed
GCSE results for 2014 M Baines (9), R Barnes (9), I Bartlett (9), M Bell (9), L Biggins (9), M Binnersley (9), H Boam (9), M Booth-Edwards (9), K Bowes (9), M Butler (9), P Butler (9), B Carlisle (9), J Casey (9), J Cavanagh (9), E Chase (9), C
GCSE results for 2014. K Allison (18+1SC), K Andrews (16), B Asquith (16), J Barker (15+1SC), A Barraclough (15+1SC), L Bellamy (16), E Berry (15+1SC), M Betts (16), C Blades (18), R Brown (13), L Butler (17), E Campbell-Gaskell (16+1SC), H Carrington
GCSE results for 2014. D Addison (9), J Alderson (7), E Almond (10), G Andrew (10), J Atkinson (7), J Bailey (13), J Bell (12), J Bendelow (12), J Bennington (10), R Binbay (11), A Bogue (8), M Bojar (11), C Boothroyd (11), L Bottomley (8), K Brayson
